who will we serve - Joshua 24

The below passage is Joshua's last speech. A phrase that struck me is choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. It seems to me that that it is a constant choice we need to make, while we are saved by grace, obedience to him and reliance on him is something we need to constantly strive for. Even one small glance away can lead to walk through the thistles instead of a stroll hand in hand with our savior.


Joshua 24:14-15

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁴ “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. ¹⁵ But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”